Hosea 2:23 meaning and explanation

And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

Hosea 2:23, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks through Hosea to Israel, pictured as an unfaithful wife. The names in this verse come from Hosea's children: Jezreel means God sows, Lo-Ruhamah means No Compassion, and Lo-Ammi means Not My People (Hosea 1:4-9).

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